Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread Dale
James Broadhead wrote: On 16 November 2011 08:55, Dale wrote: Raffaele BELARDI wrote: On 11/16/2011 09:23 AM, Dale wrote: Maybe check if there is a BIOS update available? Might be worth a shot. I already upgraded the BIOS to have the dual-core CPU recognized, otherwise the kernel would not

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread James Broadhead
On 16 November 2011 08:55, Dale wrote: > Raffaele BELARDI wrote: >> >> On 11/16/2011 09:23 AM, Dale wrote: >> >>> Maybe check if there is a BIOS update available?  Might be worth a shot. >> >> I already upgraded the BIOS to have the dual-core CPU recognized, >> otherwise the kernel would not even

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread Dale
Raffaele BELARDI wrote: On 11/16/2011 09:23 AM, Dale wrote: Maybe check if there is a BIOS update available? Might be worth a shot. I already upgraded the BIOS to have the dual-core CPU recognized, otherwise the kernel would not even start. There is yet another update on the ASUS site but it'

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
On 11/16/2011 09:23 AM, Dale wrote: > You could be right that it is a mobo CPU issue. When you are grasping > at straws, just grab all you can. Yep, that's why I wrote about it here, I see very good suggestions on this list. > Maybe check if there is a BIOS update available? Might be worth a s

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread Dale
Raffaele BELARDI wrote: On 11/16/2011 08:34 AM, Dale wrote: I agree tho that checking those BIOS setting is a good start. If that fails, boot a CD or something, chroot in, do a emerge -e system. Maybe make some corrections to the kernel then try booting. Oh, I'd rebuild the input drivers t

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-16 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
On 11/16/2011 08:34 AM, Dale wrote: > > I agree tho that checking those BIOS setting is a good start. If that fails, > boot a CD or something, chroot in, do a emerge -e system. Maybe make some > corrections to the kernel then try booting. Oh, I'd rebuild the input > drivers to, mouse and key

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-15 Thread Dale
Michael Mol wrote: Play with your BIOS settings. Look for things like legacy USB support. Also, double-check that all the relevant USB drivers (UHCI, EHCI, XHCI, HID, etc) are either built-into the kernel, or are loaded as modules. Consider rebuilding your kernel. Just because one processor ha

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-15 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
On 11/16/2011 08:11 AM, Michael Mol wrote: > Play with your BIOS settings. Look for things like legacy USB support. > Also, double-check that all the relevant USB drivers (UHCI, EHCI, > XHCI, HID, etc) are either built-into the kernel, or are loaded as > modules. Consider rebuilding your kernel. >

Re: [gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-15 Thread Michael Mol
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Raffaele BELARDI wrote: > I have two gentoo boxes, X has an ASUS M2NPV-VM with AMD64 3500+ CPU, Y > has a AMD64 X2 5600+ CPU. Since I need more juice on X I thought I could > swap CPUs. > > After updating X's BIOS the system with the 'new' CPU boots up to the > Myt

[gentoo-user] swapping processor problem

2011-11-14 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
I have two gentoo boxes, X has an ASUS M2NPV-VM with AMD64 3500+ CPU, Y has a AMD64 X2 5600+ CPU. Since I need more juice on X I thought I could swap CPUs. After updating X's BIOS the system with the 'new' CPU boots up to the MythTv screen with no error but does not respond to the USB keyboard nor